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Report: World Bank Fails to Address Poverty

Staff / Truthdig Dec 10, 2006 A new report by the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group criticizes the international lending organization for failing to alleviate global poverty with programs that focus too single-mindedly on growth. The bank estimates that 1.1 billion people subsisted on less than $1 per day in 2001. (h/t: Common Dreams) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Conservative Icon Dies

Staff / Truthdig Nov 17, 2006 Conservative economics icon Milton Friedman has died at the age of 94. Friedman, a rabid free-marketeer and dogged opponent of regulation, inspired generations of conservatives with his theories. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Economics of Global Warming

Staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2006 A new report warns that climate change left unchecked would cause the global economy to lose 20% of its value, while acting to address the problem would only cost 1% of global GDP. Sir Nicholas Stern's report is the first major attempt to address the economics, as opposed to the science, of global warming. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Overworked Laborers’ Day?

Staff / Truthdig Sep 4, 2006 OK, we had to do it Some snippets from a focus on the daily grind by the Washington Post: The Pew Research Center: "Americans believe that workers are worse off now than a generation ago -- toiling longer and harder for less in wages and benefits, for employers who aren't as loyal in jobs that aren't as secure" The Economic Policy Institute's "State of Working America 2006/2007": Productivity may have boomed in recent years, but family incomes have stalled Peter D Hart Research for the AFL-CIO repeats this pessimistic drumbeat: Fifty-five percent of Americans said their incomes were not keeping up with inflation; 38% predicted that the economy would worsen in the coming year Also, the origins of Labor Day, My Bad Boss Contest, a four-day workweek, labor statistics, quality of life, undocumented workers' rights More labor links? Put 'em here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Inside Chavez’s Venezuela

Sharmini Peries Nov 30, 2005 Sharmini Peries, foreign policy advisor to Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, talks about Latin America's most contentious leader -- and thorn in Washington's side -- since Fidel Castro. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )